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Welcoming back an old friend 3/11/08

Bertolini’s story began here at Overbury Stud and we’re delighted that he has returned for the 2009 breeding season.

His first foals, conceived here in Gloucestershire, led to him becoming Europe’s leading first-season sire of 2005. The star of his first crop was G1 Cheveley Park Stakes heroine Donna Blini. But she was merely one of a whole host of juvenile winners he sired that year, and it was a similar story in both 2006 and 2007. In fact, his total of individual two-year-old winners from his first three crops was 77. Only one stallion anywhere else in the world has managed to beat this huge tally from three crops of racing age. Last year, was his third year with two-year-olds running and he celebrated it by becoming the leading sire of juveniles in Britain and Ireland by number of winners. He was also the top all-weather sire in 2007. His two-year-olds this year include the highly-rated Uvinza and King’s Troop. He is not, however, just a source of precocious talent. Among his older horses are the talented pair Moorhouse Lad and Prime Defender. Bertolini is also the sire of Medic Power, a record-breaking sprinter in Hong Kong, and Juice and All In Brawl have both won Stakes races for him in New Zealand this year. Right from the start, Bertolini’s stock in trade has been to throw winners and there are some really exciting prospects to look forward to. In 2006, on the back of his tremendous first-crop results, he was sent a really good book of mares, including the dams of Cockney Rebel, Le Vie Dei Colorei and Fast Company. In total, 28 black type mares visited him that year and the offspring of these mares will be two-year-olds in 2009. Bertolini is an exciting addition to our line-up here at Overbury and, at £4,000 (Oct 1 SLF), he’s great value, too. We look forward to re-introducing you to him over the next few months.

SIMON’S BLOG

16-8-10
Sadly the Hawk wing yearling filly had to put down 24 hours after her operation. She was in alot of pain which the vets couldn't reduce with drugs so they felt it was best to put her out of her misery. Although we are now left with just a very large bill for her care at least I know that everything that could have been done was done. We are also going to be looking for a new permenant member of staff this autumn as Vikki Chorley is leaving us after 4 years to ride eventers. Vikki was in charge of one of the yards so is a senior member of staff and I expect will be hard to replace.

6-8-10
After reporting some Overbury bred winners last week we are now experiencing the flipside of breeding (or generally looking after livestock). The yearling out of Flying Finsh - a filly by Hawk Wing - showed signs of colic on monday. She was checked by a vet who gave some pain killer and muscle relaxant. There was no sign of a twisted gut and she settled back to normal very quickly. All was well until wednesday morning when she again showed signs of colic, but this time her heart rate and temperature where raised. She went straight into the vets clinic where an infection in her gut - peritonitis - was confirmed. We had hoped that a heavy dose of antibiotisc might cure the problem but this morning she sickened quite rapidly. The vets advice was then there was no choise other than to operate and hope to find a problem. I have just been told that they have found an abscess on the outside of the gut which will have to be removed. Chance of sucess is rated at less than 50% and the operation is an expensive one. The only good thing is that if she survives there shouldn't be any recurring problems as a result of this. In the meantime we just have to wait and hope. (I'm away until the end of next week but will give a follow up on my return).